Re: Re: Some newbie issues/questions

Hi Peter,

On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:26:54 -0500 [email protected] (Peter Davis) wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:05:02 -0500
> Peter Davis <[email protected]> wrote:

> on Win 2000.  I'd like to move my existing MH folders there, but there appear
> to be .sylpheed_cache and .sylpheed_mark files in each folder.  Do I need to
> create those somehow for Sylpheed 0.8.10 Claws to recognize these as proper
> mail folders?

No, Sylpheed creates them on its own.
The .sylpheed_mark contains info, which mails are read, marked, etc. .
The .sylpheed_cache file is used for fast loading/initialization of
folders (avoids having to scan the mails).

Just a note about the cache: If you switch from vanilla Sylpheed or
had a crash, it might get corrupted and cause wrong display or even
crashes. Rescanning the foldertree usually works, but in doubt, they
can safely be deleted without loosing any info.
Just don't touch the mark files - they don't cause problems.

OK, enough explanations, the rest can be looked up in the source.

Regards,
-- 
Thorsten Maerz          <[email protected]>
Sylpheed-claws/Win32:   http://claws-w32.sf.net


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